Leadership Skills Worksheet: Growth Mindset
Leader's tip (Not yet — but learning): Growth mindset: “Mistakes help me learn.”, “If I practise, I will get better.”, “Let me try a different way.” Fixed mindset: “I’ll never be good at drawing.”, “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.”, “She is just born talented.” Turn fixed into growth by adding “yet”, praising effort (“You worked so hard!”) and changing the plan, not giving up.
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- 1.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🧠 What does a growth mindset believe? (a) smart is born (b) talent is fixed (c) skills grow with effort (d) effort is useless
- 3.True or false: “I’ll never be good at drawing.” shows a fixed mindset. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “She is just born talented.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
- 5.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) praising effort (c) practising hard skills (d) envying others
- 6.True or false: “sticking to easy tasks” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
- 7.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
- 8.True or false: “envying others” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
- 9.True or false: “practising hard skills” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
- 10.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) trying new strategies (b) learning from feedback (c) practising hard skills (d) sticking to easy tasks
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up quickly (b) praising effort (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) ignoring feedback
- 12.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: praising effort? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
- 13.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) avoiding challenges (b) praising effort (c) trying new strategies (d) learning from feedback
- 14.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) enjoying challenges (b) avoiding challenges (c) giving up quickly (d) ignoring feedback
- 16.True or false: “I will ask for help and try again.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
- 17.Which of these is a fixed-mindset habit? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) trying new strategies (c) practising hard skills (d) enjoying challenges
- 18.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) ignoring feedback (b) hiding your mistakes (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) enjoying challenges
- 19.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: ignoring feedback? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
- 20.🏅 Which praise builds a growth mindset? (a) “You worked so hard!” (b) “It’s easy for you.” (c) “You are a genius!” (d) “You were born smart.”
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying new strategies (b) hiding your mistakes (c) envying others (d) sticking to easy tasks
- 22.🎨 A classmate draws better than you. A growth mindset says… (a) “I can learn from her.” (b) “Drawing is silly.” (c) “She is just lucky.” (d) “I’ll never draw well.”
- 23.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Hard work helps me improve.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
- 24.True or false: “giving up quickly” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: practising hard skills? (a) growth habit (b) fixed habit
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) avoiding challenges (b) asking for help early (c) envying others (d) sticking to easy tasks
- 27.🌱 Growth or fixed mindset habit: avoiding challenges? (a) fixed habit (b) growth habit
- 28.Which of these is a growth-mindset habit? (a) envying others (b) avoiding challenges (c) sticking to easy tasks (d) asking for help early
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) asking for help early (c) learning from feedback (d) practising hard skills
- 30.True or false: “trying new strategies” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I’ll never be good at drawing.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
- 32.True or false: “Why try? I’ll fail anyway.” shows a growth mindset. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “If I fail, it means I’m not smart.” (a) growth mindset (b) fixed mindset
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hiding your mistakes (b) envying others (c) practising hard skills (d) giving up quickly
- 35.True or false: “I can’t do this yet, but I’m learning.” shows a growth mindset. (a) False (b) True
- 36.True or false: “praising effort” is a fixed-mindset habit. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) praising effort (b) trying new strategies (c) practising hard skills (d) sticking to easy tasks
- 38.True or false: “ignoring feedback” is a growth-mindset habit. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “I will ask for help and try again.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
- 40.🌱 Growth mindset or fixed mindset? “Let me try a different way.” (a) fixed mindset (b) growth mindset
Answer key
- False
- skills grow with effort
- True
- fixed mindset
- envying others
- False
- True
- False
- True
- sticking to easy tasks
- praising effort
- growth habit
- avoiding challenges
- growth mindset
- enjoying challenges
- True
- hiding your mistakes
- enjoying challenges
- fixed habit
- “You worked so hard!”
- trying new strategies
- “I can learn from her.”
- growth mindset
- False
- growth habit
- asking for help early
- fixed habit
- asking for help early
- hiding your mistakes
- True
- fixed mindset
- False
- fixed mindset
- practising hard skills
- True
- False
- sticking to easy tasks
- False
- growth mindset
- growth mindset
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